ForeFlight 8

[atalla]

[quote=ksauce;
For VFR work, I bet they'll be adding some stuff to make it even better. Currently, altitudes aren't displayed on airspace. You have to press the airspace to get the details. QUOTE]

Agree this needs attention. i had a hard time "Pressing the airspace" without adding a waypoint

[Reboot]

I don't like that the new maps do NOT display the private strips. In a forced landing situation I would like to know where they are.

[n5lp]

Originally Posted by Reboot

I don't like that the new maps do NOT display the private strips. In a forced landing situation I would like to know where they are.

There is an option in the setup menu to display private strips. They then show at higher zoom levels.

[ChiefPilot]

The first thing I noticed was that FF8 has some weird rules about which city names are displayed as you zoom out. For example, in MN towards the center of the state, a little town called Lakeville is displayed as you zoom in towards Minnesota. Only as you zoom in quite a bit further are other little towns, such as Minneapolis (the one with the class B airport) and St. Paul displayed. I would have thought larger towns would have been displayed when zoomed out before smaller towns.

The second thing I noticed was that the town naming feature apparently can't be turned off.

The third thing I noticed is the bug with displayed METARS fully decoded in weather briefs is still there from the later flavors of v7.

Oh, and it displays a non-sectional/IFR vector chart too if you want. I'm really only interested in the VFR and IFR charts so no biggie for my situation.

All in all, it's hard to be disappointed with this update since it didn't cost any extra, but it's pretty hard for me to be excited about it either.

[snopercod]

Originally Posted by lr172

Could you elaborate on the MOS forecast images a bit.

Sure thing. "MOS" stands for Model Output Statistics and is a magic numerical technique used to slice and dice weather model output and produce graphical guidance. On the bottom of your Foreflight screen, tap on "Imagery". Then over on the left of the screen there is a menu category reading "GFS MOS" and two subcategories "Ceiling Forecast" and "Visibility Forecast". Tapping Visibility Forecast, for example, will bring up thumbnails of the forecast charts for the entire US (in my case) from 6 hrs out to 84 hours out (!). The map is color-coded to represent visibilities from <1/2 mi. to 6 miles. Last year I flew across the Country and back and found both the visibility and ceiling forecasts to be excellent planning tools. They never once let me down. The only thing you have to keep in mind is that Visibility is ground visibility, and Ceiling doesn't tell you anything about the thickness of the layer. Well heck, a picture is worth a thousand words. I just picked this one at random:

[rvator51]

Originally Posted by ChiefPilot

All in all, it's hard to be disappointed with this update since it didn't cost any extra, but it's pretty hard for me to be excited about it either.

Its an extra cost to us. We have the Pro plan at $150 a year,and the new maps are not included. The Pro plan is no longer available and now you have to buy the Pro Plus plan at $200 a year or stay on Pro plan and not get the maps. There is new Basic Plus plan (basic plan discontinued) at 99 a year that includes new maps but it doesnt lacks some features we use.

[lr172]

Originally Posted by rvator51

Its an extra cost to us. We have the Pro plan at $150 a year,and the new maps are not included. The Pro plan is no longer available and now you have to buy the Pro Plus plan at $200 a year or stay on Pro plan and not get the maps. There is new Basic Plus plan (basic plan discontinued) at 99 a year that includes new maps but it doesnt lacks some features we use.

I was able to maintain my $79 basic subscription when I renewed a week ago. I am sure the new maps are nice, but I find the sectionals to be adequate for my needs.

Larry

[petersb]

Originally Posted by lr172

I was able to maintain my $79 basic subscription when I renewed a week ago. I am sure the new maps are nice, but I find the sectionals to be adequate for my needs.

Larry

Would love to get Foreflight however the $US 200 ($CAN one million) is too much. Of course if Stratux works with it I might be persuaded. I read that there were difficulties with Ver 7. and Stratux

Currently using FltplanGo, I find from time to time allthough the Startux is connected to the App and it is reading numerous aircraft, they are not painted on the Map.

[YellowJacket RV9]

Originally Posted by petersb

Would love to get Foreflight however the $US 200 ($CAN one million) is too much. Of course if Stratux works with it I might be persuaded. I read that there were difficulties with Ver 7. and Stratux

Currently using FltplanGo, I find from time to time allthough the Startux is connected to the App and it is reading numerous aircraft, they are not painted on the Map.

I have no issues using FF 7 or 8 with Stratux

Chris

[az_gila]

Originally Posted by lr172

I was able to maintain my $79 basic subscription when I renewed a week ago. I am sure the new maps are nice, but I find the sectionals to be adequate for my needs.

Larry

I too use that for VFR, and the only extra feature I would like are the ground referenced Taxiway PDF charts.

Unfortunately it seems you have to buy the full IFR package to get that feature...